I have used pro plan products for years. I find the performance to work the best with most Of my animals. Would never use the shredded. They also make it a little more affordable for folks who feed a lot of dogs with their breeder program They give you 10 $7.00 checks to use for future purchases once you turn in so many weight circles. I will stick with pro plan. I have tried over the years various different foods but have never had The great stools, coats, or weight control like on the pro plan. And knock on wood I don't remember there being a recall with it since I have been using the product And that has been a long time. Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up......... Donna Graham ~Adelhund Shepherds~ www.adelhundshepherds.com Where German Shepherds Are Simply The Best! -----Original Message----- From: showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:showgsd-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Denise Fox Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 3:21 AM To: genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Dog Food Again..... I know Pro Plan is expensive and when they went to shredded I switched to Natural Diamond. For the first 4-5 months they did great then their stools were loose all the time and their coats weren't shinny and look bad. so I went back to Pro Plan large breed no shredded in large breed my dogs were back to looking like show dogs. I don't do a lot to their coat like conditioners there coat is always shinny even when my bitch blows her coat what is left if it still shines. People always say your dogs looks so nice with shinny coats and great weight I say Pro Plan. I have all so learned with pro plan that you. Can manage their weight easily. From winter weight to spring it's less the a half of cup or sometime a cup and when bitches blow coat raise at a half or cup and then take them back down when the coat grows back. It's expensive but why change when it works for my dogs and is so easy to adjust weight and great coats. I don't have dogs with a ton of coat. So it means a lot wh en I get stopped on walks because they think Princess Rihanna and my man Saber are beautiful and well groomed even people in the neighborhood that have shepherd ask. They say oh you must groom them everyday and I say nope they get feed pro plan :o) Certain dog foods work better on their dog or it is to expensive. Not working so things get rough but I will not change their food even my male who did not turn out to be a show dog I still make sure he looks like one so I will cut groceries for me to fed my dogs pro plan and my cats are on Iams cat food they have soft shinny coats and look great again people will say my cats coat isn't soft , full they are like my cats fur is dull and they don't look as healthy. I ask what they are feeding them, they are like meow mix or can food. Sometimes you get what you pay for other times your pets look good on what ever food they are on. Dog food is expensive I only have two dogs so Pro Plan is not to bad but when you have a lot of dogs it is unreasonable to buy Pro Plan or Blue Buffalo or even Eukanuba Now a days with everything being so expensive you have to find the right dog food at the right price. The way I see it is that they have food to eat and that is all that matters. Denise Fox Sent from my iPhone On May 15, 2012, at 6:32 PM, Amy Greenhut <genoaktortoise@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have decided that after thinking about this recall situation with the dog foods..........I am going back to feeding the Diamond Natural Chicken And Rice........my dogs were fine on it. The only affected food came from North Carolina. Tell you what....I for one cannot afford to feed the Pro Plan at $38.99 for 33 pounds.......that is just ridiculous......I really do not know how they even sell their food at that price.........I get Diamond for $24.99 for 40 pounds. I just opened up the last bag of Pro Plan Sensitive Skin And Stomach.....it is a really good food......I really wish that Nestle Purina would lower their dog food prices!!! > > Amy Greenhut > Justrock German Shepherds > Board Member Last Hope Safe Haven > http://lasthopesafehaven.com > Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises & Tortoise Rescue Behold The Turtle, He > Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out A Quote By James B. > Conant > > > > ====================================================================== > ====== POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of > the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. 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